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Title:
LETTER, SUBJECT: PI MESON RADIATION THERAPY PROGRAM NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED TO HELP THE PUBLIC ( HSPT REL 94 1202 )
Author(s):
KLIGERMAN, M M [LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY]
Subject Terms:
HREX; CANCER; CLINICAL; HISTORY - GENERAL; HUMAN; PATIENT; PION; PION RADIOTHERAPY; THERAPY
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
1975 Mar 11
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0001
Accession Number:
NV0712811
Originating Research Org.:
LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
KLIGERMAN IS ANSWERING A LETTER OF MARCH 3, 1975 WITH REGRETS THAT PI MESON RADIATION THERAPY PROGRAM IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED TO BE ABL TO ASSIST WITH THE WRITER'S HUSBAND S CANCER. AT PRESENT THE ACCELERATOR WHICH PRODUCES PI MESONS IS SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS, AND WIL NOT BEGIN OPERATING AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT JULY. KLIGERMAN THINKS IT WILL APPROXIMATELY A YEAR BEFORE RESEARCH HAS YIELDED SUFFICIENT DATA TO BEGIN TREATING TUMORS LIKE THAT OF THE WRITER'S HUSBAND. KLIGERMAN SUGGESTS THE WRITER MIGHT GET IN TOUCH WITH A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PI MESON PROGRAM.